Sima Sabet is outraged at the UK Government's refusal to proscribe Iran's revolutionary guard as a terrorist organisation after violent plots in London against journalists like her
The Iranian regime is believed to have ordered an attempted assassination of Iran International journalist Sima Sabet, right, whose colleague Pouria Zeraati, left, was stabbed in London in March Sima Sabet is outraged at the UK Government's refusal to proscribe Iran's revolutionary guard as a terrorist organisation after violent plots in London against journalists like herRob is Special Projects Editor at i.
Iranian activists have been calling for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK Government They also warn that any member of the public could be caught in the crossfire of the political violence aimed at them. “If you have a diplomatic relationship with a state, it has to appreciate and value the channel that is open for them. By sending operatives here to kill UK nationals, this shows that they don’t have any respect for that.”To anyone who isn’t familiar with Iranian politics, the name “revolutionary guard corps” may give the impression that the IRGC is an army regiment like the UK’s Coldstream Guards, or perhaps a special forces unit like the SAS.
“Are we going to stop it? Or do we have to wait for another person to be stabbed or killed tomorrow?”Some Iranian boys become members of the IRGC’s paramilitary Basij force while they are still at school referred to their plot against Ms Sabet as “the wedding”. They wanted to kill Ms Sabet, who they called “the bride”, as well as her colleague Fardad Farahzad, “the groom”, to show critics that they “could do harm to them at any time”.
“They were instructing him to trap me in a lift or in a corridor, because I live in a secure building, and stab me”Iranian regime threats against UK-based dissidents increased after the protests for women’s rights following the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, which resulted in violent crackdowns by Tehran’s security forces “They had published pictures of me, Pouria and three other journalists in a few cities. One was in the main square in Tehran. They called us ‘media terrorists’.
After the operation to kill her failed, it was inevitable that her enemies would try to hit Iran International’s team again, she believes. “When the Islamic Republic puts a finger on someone, they won’t stop until they get their revenge.” He is recovering well and was back on air within days but is staying at a safe location under police guard.. “Killing people outside Iran, taking US, British and European citizens as hostage… it shows they can be considered as a terrorist organisation,” he told the BBC this week.after the attack on her colleague. When she heard the news about Mr Zeraati, her overriding emotion was anger. It still is.
To counter “Iran-linked threats”, he promises to use “any and all means available across government”, being prepared to use “all tools at our disposal”.“He’s recognising the threat of IRGC on UK soil,” she says. “If a group is committing terrorist activities in the UK, how on earth can tolerating such activity produce a deterrent?”
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